brindle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

Etymology

Back-formation from brindled, a variant of brinded (“streaked, spotted”), apparently reanalyzed as brindle + -ed. Attested from the late seventeenth century.

In classic literature

Synonyms

brindled, brinded, tabby

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